Anantnag: Two unidentified militants have been killed in an encounter that broke out between militants and security forces at Kawarigam village of Achabal hamlet in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a joint team of Police, Army’s 19 RR and CRPF launched a Cordon and […]
A gunfight broke out between militants and government forces at Kawarigam village of Achabal hamlet in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday. An official told a local news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a joint team of Police, Army’s 19 RR and CRPF launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on specific information about the […]
By: Musaib Iqbal MK Srinagar After detecting an old shell in the Khag forest area of Budgam police and security forces recovered it and defused it. Normally the children sometimes play with such old shells and it results in tragedies. It was a timely action by police and security forces to defuse the old shell […]
The Uttar Pradesh State Law Commission on Friday released the first draft of the population control bill which proposes to deny the benefits of government schemes and perks to people who have more than two children. According to the draft of the proposed bill, anyone violating two-child policy in Uttar Pradesh will be debarred from […]
Banihal/Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed for traffic on Saturday due to a massive landslide triggered by heavy rains in Ramban district that left over 500 vehicles stranded, officials said. The 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was blocked by a landslide at Magarkot belt in the […]
Fuel prices across India once again saw an upward jump on Saturday after remaining stable on Friday. In many cities, the price of petrol on Saturday breached the ₹100-mark. This is the seventh hike in fuel prices in July and the 39th hike since May 4. The latest price notification issued by oil retailers showed petrol […]
CARDIFF: Lewis Gregory is relishing the chance to use his ‘inside knowledge’ of Pakistan cricket after being handed a shock call-up by England for the ongoing One-day International series. A Covid outbreak within the England camp meant the originally selected squad for the three-match contest were all forced to self-isolate, with head coach Chris Silverwood […]
CAIRO: The anti-poverty organisation Oxfam says 11 people die of hunger each minute and that the number facing famine-like conditions around the globe has increased six times over the last year. In a report titled The Hunger Virus Multiplies, Oxfam said on Thursday that the death toll from famine outpaces that of Covid-19, which kills around […]
The Centre on Friday vividly emphasized on the fact that the pandemic is far from being over. People flouting COVID-19 protocols and overcrowding the tourist hotspots is a “serious cause of concern”. According to the Centre, the latest case tally suggests that Maharashtra and Kerala constituted a whopping 53 per cent of total COVID-19 caseload […]
There is a lot of scope for the improvement in the power distribution system in entire Jammu and Kashmir especially in Kashmir valley as there are huge losses reported during the distribution system. In order to prepare for the winters in Kashmir valley, LG Manoj Sinha during a review meeting of the power development department […]